Religion & Law

"The Election and the Supreme Court--Possible Vacancies Ahead"
"The Election and the Supreme Court--Possible Vacancies Ahead?" Doug Kmiec has this post at Slate's "Convictions" blog.

Looking forward to Election day 2012
In the ever evolving area of election law the rules keep changing. Tracking these issues is the author of the Election Law Blog who's new article foreshadows the anticipated rule changes rising from this election cycle...

Center for Church/State StudiesBreakfast Forum
?Have Faith: The IRS? Church Tax Inquiry into the Appearance of Senator Barack Obama before the United Church of Christ ? A Case Study of the Limits on Religious Expression during a Presidential Election...

Bush skips church (for 8 years)
If we're going to take note of President-elect Obama's absence from church during this post-election period, we might want to take note of President Bush's absence from church for the duration of his Presidency.

Leftovers: Super Tuesday
1. As I first reported here, New Mexico still hasn't been called. A couple places are putting it in Hillary's camp, but I don't think official word has come down yet.2. Hillary's delegate totals keep rising...

WILL ANTIS SEND THE NEXT BIG THING TO ASIA
A kind reader sent me a link to a new Business Week article that discusses a fast emerging trend in American business schools - taking jobs in Asia rather than in the US. One of the biggest targets - young Asian immigrant students in the US being lured back home: How much longer can the Asian allure hold? With protectionist talk rising in America, and China trying to put the brakes on its rapidly growing economy, there's always a chance that Asia could stumble...

The Bay Presbyterian Church
$700,000 settlement reached in church split case.

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Antigonish faces class action over abuse by a priest

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.